Sober
Recorded by Jamey Johnson
Album: Sindle (2024)

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(Intro.)
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(Verse)
I've been (D)mad, I've been drunk
I've been (D) so high I can't tell up from down (E)
But (G)lately I've been working
On (A)trying to get my feet back on the (D)ground

(Verse)
It ain't (D)easy on the wagon
Hell, I (D)lost more of my mind than I have (E)found
All these (G)drinking songs we're playing
Make it (A)hard staying sober in this (D)town

(Verse)
I'd take a (D)paycheck and I'd turn it
To a (D)sack of weed and I'd burn it straight to (E)hell
I'd (G)drink a beer joint dry
And then the (A)next day I'm right back at (D) the well
If the (D)body is a temple
I worked (D)hard to keep the steeple spinning (E) 'round
Then one (G)day I heard the preacher say
Lord it's (A)hard staying sober in this town (D)

(Solo)
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(Verse)
Lord I (D)pray for the courage
To (D)greet the hardened faces with a (E)smile
They don't (G)notice any difference
But then a-(A)gain I guess forgiveness just (D) takes a while
Would you be-(D)lieve He'd give a sinner
Like (D)me amazing grace
How (G)sweet that sound
But it's been (G)hell crossing over
It's so (A)hard staying sober in this (D)town

(Outro.)
And the (Em)hardest part ain't over
It's so (Em)hard staying sober in this town (D) - - - - -